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8 changed into ĭ. When the singular ends in ĭ, no change is made:

Note I.—If cal, ‘horse,’ has for plural caĭ, this is done for the sake of euphony.

Note II.—Om, ‘man,’ has its plural ómenĭ (homines); nume, ‘noun,’ numenĭ; but nume also is more generally used for the plural.

As masculine nouns generally end with a consonant, so feminine nouns generally end with the vowel ă: